What do "ransack a Bible" and "rake the promises" mean?
He was, and is yet most likely, the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours.
Hi. What do "ransack a Bible" and "rake the promises" mean?
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Ransack: search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage. A person can search through a sacred text to find passages (out of context) for self-serving purposes. Rake: to collect or gather.
- Ransack: search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage.
- A person can search through a sacred text to find passages (out of context) for self-serving purposes.
- Rake: to collect or gather.
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Ransack: search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage.
A person can search through a sacred text to find passages (out of context) for self-serving purposes.
Rake: to collect or gather.
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